Measure



J. D. LEWIS.

Patnted July 20, 1920,

"jUN'lTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE DEWEY LEWIS, 015 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND'MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SCOTT E. ALLEN, HAL D. RIVES, AND FRANK CARROLL,ALL OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MEASURE.

Patented July 20, 1920.

Application filed February 3, 1919, Serial No. 274,798. Renewed January9, 1920. Serial No. 350,478.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jessa DEWEY Lnwrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and- State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Measure, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to measures, of the type having a movable spout,being more particularly a measure for dispensing oils. Oils,particularly lubricating oils as commonly dispensed to autos at fillingstations, are usually poured from a common measuring can through afunnel or tube into the engine. There have also been cans of this typemade with swing spouts, but most of such cans are of expensiveconstruction, and the principal object of my invention is to provide ameasure of the character described, of simple form and construction,which may be cheaply produced and at the same time efficient inoperation.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter from the followingspecification.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a measure partly in section showing aform embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the measure shown in Fig. 1, the samebeing shown on a reduced scale.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional "low on line 33, Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a front elevation of the lower portion of the measure, and

Fig. is a vertical sectional view on line 5 -5, Fig. 3.

11 designates a can forming the body of the measure, said can having ahandle 12 and a common form of pouring lip 13. The can is also providedwith a foot rim 14, the front portion of which is cut away forming anopening 15 through which the spout pro jects as hereinafter moreparticularly described. The bottom 16 of the can is provided with anopening 17 through which the contents of the can are discharged into avalve casing 18, the lower end of which is closed by means of a circularplate or valve seat 19 having a discharge opening 29 therein, suchopening 20 being substantially triangular in shape as indicated indotted lines in Fig.

Seated on the plate 19 is a sheet of felt or felt washer 21, the felthaving an opening 22 therein of the same shape as the opening 21 in theplate 19 and registering therewith. The edge of the plate 19 is crimpedover the edge of the felt as indicated at 23 for the purpose of securelyholding the felt from movement on the plate 19 thereby insuring that theopening 22 in the felt registers at all times with. the opening 20 inthe plate 19. Theedge of the plate 19 is also turned over against theedge of a disk 25 which disk constitutes the valve member which co-actswith the plate 19 to regulate the flow of oil from the valve casing 18to the spout chamber, in thepresent form being conical in shape andformed by a conical member 26 soldered or secured in any suitable mannerto the disk 25.

The disk 25 is provided with an opening 27 corresponding in shape to theopening 20 in the felt 19, such opening 27 being clearly illustrated infull lines inFig. 5 of the drawing.

30 designates a spout which extends upwardly in front of the can 11, theupper end of the spout being curved outwardly under the lip 13 of thecan and the lower end 31 of the spout extending horizontally inwardlythrough the opening 15 in the foot rim of the can and secured by solderor other suitable manner to the conical member 26, being in opencommunication therewith. To strengthen the construction of the valvecasing, one edge 33 of the foot rim at the side of the opening 15therein is bent inwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 and soldered orsecured in any suitagle manner to the circular edge of the plate 19.

In use the can is filled with oil, the spout being in full line positionshown in Fig. 1 in which position the opening 27 in the disk 25 is inthe full line position shown in Fig. 5. When the can is to be emptiedthe spout is turned into the dotted line position in Fig. 1 which swingsthe disk 25 on the felt 21 so that the opening 27 in the disk 25corresponds with the opening 20 in the plate 19, the contents of the canbeing discharged from the valve casing through plate 19. 1 By crimpingthe edge of the felt in the edge of the plate 19 as above described thethe openings 20 and 27 into the spout cha n 1 her 26 thence through thespout until the can'is emptied.

By constructing the valve, that is, the spout chamber with its disk andthe valve casing with its plate 19 as above de scribed, a very efficientvalve is produced, of simple form and construction. The disk 25 workingagainst the felt 21 insures that no leakagetakes place from thevalve'casing to the spout chamber until the spout is 'nioved' to bringthe opening. 27 in the "disk- 25 to register with the opening in thefelt is'iirmly held in placeand the movement ofthe disk25 against thefelt does not dislodge the same or move it with relation to the plate19; The felt washer is constantly lubricated from the oil passingthroughthe valve which insures that the disk will not stick so that thespout can be readily turned at all times.

.While I -ha'\'*'e described the washer 21 as bcing'madeof felt, it ,isunderstood that I do not limit myselfto the use of such maerial but thatcork, leather or a similar substance maybe used for this purpose. what Iclaim is V 1. A measure comprising a can-having an opening in thebottom, a valve casing in open communication with said opening, a

plate formed on-the valve casing, having a discharge *opening therein, afelt washer against the said plate having a corresponding openingtherein, said felt washer being crimped v at its edge within the edge ofthe plate, a valve disk; against said felt washer retained within theedge of the plate, said diskhaving an opening therein, a spout chamberformed on said 'diskpand a spout in open communication with said spoutchamber. V V

'2. A measure comprismg a can having an opening in the bottom, afootrimon the opening therein, 'means for preventing movement of the washer.on the plate, a

valve diskon said washer having an opening therein arranged to registerwith the opening in the plate when rotated. on the washer, means forrotatably mounting the disk on the washer, a spoutchamber formed on saiddisk, and a spout formed on the spout chamber extending forwardlythrough the opening in the foot rim.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set :my' hand atLos Angeles,California, this 25th day of January,'1919.

- JESSE DENVEY LEXVIS.

